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This is how the Master of Horror desribes the Dollar Babies, short films made by young filmmakers looking to get their big break in Hollywood. King has been offering this to filmmakers since 1976, with Frank Darabont (Shawshank Redemption) as the biggest success story.

'Dollar Deal' is written by Dollar Baby filmmaker Shawn S. Lealos as he tells the story of 19 filmmakers who made it to the big time thanks to the genoriety of Stephen King, including interviews with Peter Sullivan (Night Surf), Nick Wauters (Rainy Season), Jeff Schiro (The Boogeyman), Jay Holben (Paranoid), and many more.

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About the Author

Shawn S. Lealos graduated from the Gaylord School of Journalism at the University of Oklahoma with an emphasis on professional writing. He has worked as a film critic for the last seven years and a journalist for the past 20. He created his Stephen King Dollar Baby, I Know What You Need, while a student at Oklahoma and has now met well over 20 other Dollar Baby filmmakers. He has also hosted two Dollar Baby film festivals, one at Comicpalooza in Houston, Texas and the second at Galacticon in Seattle, Washington.

He currently lives with his beautiful wife Johanna and rambunctious son Ashley in Norman, Oklahoma. Shawn is starting work on his first fiction novel as a follow-up to Dollar Deal. Follow Shawn's work at shawnlealos.net

Quality look, and a quality book. Journalist Shawn S. Lealos interviews multiple directors of the somewhat elusive Dollar Baby deals, authorized by Stephen King himself, thus indirectly, they become an extension of his great lineage to modern literature. I have always considered King as the Shakespeare of our times and this book is a great addition to an admirer of his works and how young-directors find their own voices and visions with his spark.

Think you know every dusty corner of the Stephen King universe? You don't. And I'll bet I know at least one dark corner you know very little about -- the Dollar Baby.

I'm really enjoying Shawn S. Lealos' book, Dollar Deal: The Stephen King Dollar Baby Filmmakers. This is a project I've been following for some time, so the finished product is a real treat for me. I interviewed Shawn a couple years ago, and I'm really happy to say that the finished book is a slam dunk. I love it!

If you enjoy Stephen King's deep cuts than you've certainly read his prolific volumes of short stories. If you've ever imagined how these stories would unfold as short films then consider this book-- the perfect primer for Stephen King's Dollar Babies. These are the few films Stephen King has authorized to be adapted from his short stories and they are a singular bunch. Perfect for horror film fans too!

Great book for an indie film fan, horror fan or Stephen King fan. Talks of fandom, filming and festivals. Each chapter interviews a different filmaker on their experience making a DB film. Gives a lot of great info. on trials and tribulations of indie filmaking in a small amount of space. Def worth picking up.